
Matt Wood, CEO of Natural Innovations (left) and Tom Edwards, commercial director at Natural Innovations (right). Posted: 3 April 2025 Share this page Freshcut Foods, a provider of high-quality, plant-led ingredients to the food industry, has announced the next stage of its growth journey by relaunching as Natural Innovations. After establishing itself as the clear…

Image courtesy 123rf Energy and water tech company Itron is working together with Norwegian energy utility Norgesnett, on what they are calling the first-ever edge computing deployment in the Nordics. Norgesnett is deploying Itron’s Grid Edge Intelligence portfolio, which includes distributed intelligence (DI)-enabled smart meters. As part of Norgesnett’s Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) grid modernisation…

Precision fermentation is paving the way for a transformation of the food industry, offering a new method to produce food by harnessing the power of microorganisms, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The FAO released an insightful report on this rapidly evolving technology, with a focus on the related…

Precision fermentation is paving the way for a transformation of the food industry, offering a new method to produce food by harnessing the power of microorganisms, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The FAO released an insightful report on this rapidly evolving technology, with a focus on the related…

The transformation in transportation is sparking a revolution in manufacturing. Electric vehicles (EVs) aren’t just changing how we travel; they’re reshaping the manufacturing sector in unprecedented ways. With a growing emphasis on sustainability and reducing carbon footprints, the UK manufacturing industry is witnessing a seismic shift towards integrating EV infrastructure. What does this mean for…

Buoyed up by the enviable growth being shown by confectionery (7.9% year on year), Lancashire’s hand-crafted sweets impresario, Stockley’s felt compelled to play to their ‘permissible indulgence’ strengths by extending their Speciality Channel push in 2025 to include two more nostalgic classics with an unexpected twist. This April sees new ‘newstalgic’ arrivals Jam Roly Poly…

Apr 3, 2025 Brunsbüttel terminal (Credit: RWE) Worley has secured a contract by German state-owned Deutsche Energy Terminal (DET) for Phase 2 of the Brunsbüttel Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU) terminal in Brunsbüttel, Germany. Under the contract, Worley will provide construction, installation and commissioning services, through its offices in the United Kingdom and Germany. Separately,…

Image: 123RF Energy Web, WattTime, and Green Software Foundation have unveiled the open source ‘Carbon-Aware Nomination’ to green decentralised computing. Carbon-Aware Nomination, named a first of its kind, is aimed to schedule computational tasks based on the electricity carbon intensity, shifting them to run at times and locations where the intensity is lowest. Based on…

Gloucester’s Unilever factory — where all of the company’s UK ice creams including best-loved brands like Wall’s are manufactured — is set for a major upgrade, with plans approved to create new a mix plant facility at its Barnwood site. The London-headquartered, global consumer goods company has been granted permission by Gloucester City Council to create new buildings which will allow…

SICK Sensor Intelligence and Universal Robots have collaborated to create the End-of-Arm-Safeguard (EOAS), facilitating more effective human-robot collaboration than ever before. A world-first, the patented technology ensures robots and humans can work in closer proximity with improved safety as the technology is mounted directly onto a robotic arm. Distributors of SICK and Universal Robots technology…